- 1lying flat on your back a supine position Clare remained supine, her eyes closed. compare prone
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- 2(disapproving) not willing to act or disagree with someone because you are lazy or morally weak the supine attitude of some of our politicians
adverbSee supine in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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